IT Technician Contract Job Trends

IT Technician
UK

The median IT Technician daily rate in the UK is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
25 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 473 449 465
Rank change year-on-year -24 +16 +32
Contract jobs requiring an IT Technician 198 101 97
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.37% 0.31% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.34% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 87 50
10th Percentile £120 £123 £120
25th Percentile £123 £125 £126
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £133 £150
Median % change year-on-year +32.08% -11.67% -16.67%
75th Percentile £220 £153 £197
90th Percentile £385 £193 £238
UK excluding London median daily rate £150 £133 £150
% change year-on-year +13.21% -11.67% -21.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 7 13
10th Percentile £12.71 £13.38 £10.95
25th Percentile £14.11 £14.44 £12.55
Median hourly rate £17.72 £17.75 £13.95
Median % change year-on-year -0.17% +27.24% -20.29%
75th Percentile £25.38 £21.90 £15.10
90th Percentile £25.77 £25.15 £19.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £17.75 £13.58
% change year-on-year -1.41% +30.71% -22.40%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 49,605 29,863 36,126
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.47% 91.22% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,683 18,859 22,977
10th Percentile £325 £280 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,539 1,568 1,933
10th Percentile £14.99 £13.64 £14.16
25th Percentile £20.53 £17.21 £19.50
Median hourly rate £41.92 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +66.68% -41.51% -1.58%
75th Percentile £67.84 £53.99 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £71.50 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +7.50%

IT Technician
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Technician' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

IT Technician job vacancy trend in the UK

IT Technician
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK

IT Technician
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 25 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Technician job vacancies in the UK

IT Technician
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Technician over the 6 months to 25 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Technician in the UK

IT Technician
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Technician within the UK over the 6 months to 25 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
UK excluding London -11 180 £150 +13.21% 135
England -35 165 £170 +28.30% 132
North of England -40 57 £125 -13.79% 28
Yorkshire -19 29 £250 +72.41% 16
South West -27 28 £214 +67.65% 19
South East -52 27 £200 +53.85% 31
North West -33 26 £123 -7.55% 7
Midlands -56 26 £175 +37.25% 25
East of England -7 16 - - 19
East Midlands -21 13 - - 17
West Midlands -36 13 £175 +40.00% 8
Scotland -5 11 £150 +9.89% 8
Wales -5 10 £200 +56.86% 6
Work from Home -55 9 £450 +100.00% 8
London -69 9 £184 +36.63% 16
Northern Ireland +6 5 - - 2
North East -37 3 £200 - 5

IT Technician Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 August 2026, IT Technician contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Technician in the job title.

1 48 (24.24%) Microsoft
2 34 (17.17%) Windows
3 33 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 32 (16.16%) Customer Service
5 31 (15.66%) SC Cleared
6 27 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
7 23 (11.62%) Wi-Fi
8 22 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
9 18 (9.09%) Windows 10
10 17 (8.59%) Service Delivery
11 16 (8.08%) Continuous Improvement
12 14 (7.07%) Active Directory
13 12 (6.06%) Asset Management
14 9 (4.55%) LAN
15 8 (4.04%) Incident Management
15 8 (4.04%) ITIL
16 7 (3.54%) DBS Check
16 7 (3.54%) ITSM
16 7 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
16 7 (3.54%) SharePoint
16 7 (3.54%) WAN
17 6 (3.03%) Degree
17 6 (3.03%) Siemens
18 5 (2.53%) Collaborative Working
18 5 (2.53%) Data Protection
18 5 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
18 5 (2.53%) Migration
18 5 (2.53%) Ticket Management
19 4 (2.02%) Azure
19 4 (2.02%) Customer Experience

IT Technician Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (3.54%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.01%) HCL Notes
2 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.51%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (3.54%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.01%) assyst
Cloud Services
1 22 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (2.02%) Azure
2 4 (2.02%) Entra ID
3 3 (1.52%) IaaS
4 2 (1.01%) AWS
4 2 (1.01%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.51%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (11.62%) Wi-Fi
2 9 (4.55%) LAN
3 7 (3.54%) WAN
4 3 (1.52%) Firewall
4 3 (1.52%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (1.52%) VPN
5 2 (1.01%) Network Security
5 2 (1.01%) TCP/IP
5 2 (1.01%) VLAN
6 1 (0.51%) DHCP
6 1 (0.51%) DNS
6 1 (0.51%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.51%) PABX
6 1 (0.51%) SAN
6 1 (0.51%) Structured Cabling
6 1 (0.51%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 4 (2.02%) JIRA
General
1 55 (27.78%) Social Skills
2 14 (7.07%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (6.57%) Retail
4 8 (4.04%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (3.54%) Manufacturing
6 6 (3.03%) Law
6 6 (3.03%) Legal
7 5 (2.53%) Public Sector
8 4 (2.02%) Back Office
8 4 (2.02%) Finance
9 2 (1.01%) Automotive
9 2 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.01%) Police
10 1 (0.51%) Banking
10 1 (0.51%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.51%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 16 (8.08%) Onboarding
2 11 (5.56%) Driving Licence
2 11 (5.56%) EPoS
3 8 (4.04%) Operational Technology
4 4 (2.02%) Analytical Mindset
4 4 (2.02%) Social Media
5 2 (1.01%) Blackberry
5 2 (1.01%) iPad
5 2 (1.01%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.01%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
6 1 (0.51%) CCTV
6 1 (0.51%) Chip and PIN
6 1 (0.51%) CMDB
6 1 (0.51%) Data Centre
6 1 (0.51%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.51%) IoT
6 1 (0.51%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 34 (17.17%) Windows
2 18 (9.09%) Windows 10
3 3 (1.52%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.52%) Windows Server
4 2 (1.01%) Android
4 2 (1.01%) Linux
4 2 (1.01%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.51%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.51%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (16.16%) Customer Service
2 27 (13.64%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (8.59%) Service Delivery
4 16 (8.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 12 (6.06%) Asset Management
6 8 (4.04%) Incident Management
6 8 (4.04%) ITIL
7 7 (3.54%) ITSM
8 5 (2.53%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (2.53%) Data Protection
8 5 (2.53%) Migration
8 5 (2.53%) Ticket Management
9 4 (2.02%) Customer Experience
9 4 (2.02%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (2.02%) Inventory Management
9 4 (2.02%) Monetization
9 4 (2.02%) Time Management
10 3 (1.52%) Data Entry
10 3 (1.52%) Inventory Control
10 3 (1.52%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 4 (2.02%) SQL
2 3 (1.52%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.51%) Bash
3 1 (0.51%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 31 (15.66%) SC Cleared
3 7 (3.54%) DBS Check
4 6 (3.03%) Degree
5 5 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.52%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.51%) CCNA
7 1 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.51%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.51%) MCITP
7 1 (0.51%) MCSA
7 1 (0.51%) MCSE
7 1 (0.51%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.52%) SLA
2 2 (1.01%) GDPR
2 2 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.01%) QA
3 1 (0.51%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (7.07%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.02%) Firmware
3 3 (1.52%) Hyper-V
3 3 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.51%) KVM
4 1 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
1 4 (2.02%) SCCM
2 1 (0.51%) Dell DRAC
2 1 (0.51%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 48 (24.24%) Microsoft
2 6 (3.03%) Siemens
3 4 (2.02%) Dell
4 3 (1.52%) ServiceNow
4 3 (1.52%) VMware
5 2 (1.01%) Citrix
5 2 (1.01%) Google
5 2 (1.01%) Lotus
5 2 (1.01%) Sophos
6 1 (0.51%) Apple
6 1 (0.51%) Cisco
6 1 (0.51%) HP
6 1 (0.51%) Remedy
6 1 (0.51%) Samsung
149 IT Technician jobs Nationwide